Is an infinite universe awe inspiring? I suppose so.
But what practical affect would that have, over a universe that was about the size of our solar system?
Would Wheaties then no longer be the breakfast of champions?
Would Obama be a better president?
Would you reorganize your Christmas card list to better adapt to that altered reality?

Knowing the true nature of the cosmos may be intellectually interesting. But in practical terms, does it make much difference?

Perhaps the most baffling of all:
We've known for decades that the cosmos is expanding; the so called "red shift".
But many astrophysicists assumed that the rate of expansion was decreasing. It's common sense. Even if gravity dissipates according to the inverse square rule, we might expect that all the matter in the expanding universe would be pulling on all other matter in the universe, pulling back on it, and thus slowing the residual momentum of the big bang down. They thought the rate of expansion was decreasing.

Recent astronomical observations confirm, the opposite is true. The rate of cosmic expansion is accelerating; speeding up.
Astrophysicists are fumbling for an explanation: dark energy (different from dark matter), and others seem to be wild pseudo-scientific guesses at this point.

It's the third millennium. Yet there are very fundamental things we do not know about our cosmos.

C2,
Einstein said gravitation and acceleration are indistinguishable, and therefore identical.

Indisputably, by whatever process, we are products of the cosmos. Is it any wonder then that the wisest among us view our celestial heavens with reverent awe.
Atheists and believers may differ on how we got here. But the lights in the night sky serve as proof that we are here.

Indisputably, by whatever process, we are products of the cosmos. Is it any wonder then that the wisest among us view our celestial heavens with reverent awe.Atheists and believers may differ on how we got here. But the lights in the night sky serve as proof that we are here (Sear)

My Dad used to take me outside on cold winter nights to look up at the stars, and he'd tell me "C- whenever in your life you feel overwhelmed by life's problems, go stand outside, look up at the stars, and realize that all the power of the universe is but a prayer away."

For the rest, it is a loss rendered sadder by their failure to recognize it, to engage the cosmos that produced them. Counting your blessings may seem humble. But it's not merely enriching, but empowering.